Minnesota Amendment 2, Mandate State Elections in Even-Numbered Years Measure (1883)
Minnesota Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 6, 1883. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require that the official year for the state would begin on the first Monday in January, when all terms of office would be terminated, establish that general elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and mandate that even-numbered biennial elections would begin in 1884. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to require that the official year for the state would begin on the first Monday in January, when all terms of office would be terminated, establish that general elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and mandate that even-numbered biennial elections would begin in 1884. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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75,782 | 75.89% | ||
| No | 24,082 | 24.11% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to article seven of the constitution—Yes. Amendment to article seven of the constitution—No. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Minnesota Constitution
A simple majority vote was required during one legislative session for the Minnesota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Before 1898, when voters approved Amendment 2, a measure passed if it received a simple majority of votes cast on the measure itself, rather than a majority of all votes cast in the election.
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